Thousands of pro-democracy activists stage 'black cloth' march in Hong Kong


  • World
  • Sunday, 14 Sep 2014

An Occupy Central protester, wearing a t-shirt with an image of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, marches with fellow demonstrators as they hold a 500-meter long black cloth in Hong Kong, September 14, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy activists clad in black marched silently through Hong Kong on Sunday, holding banners saying they felt betrayed and angry at Beijing's refusal to allow fully-democratic elections for the city's next chief executive in 2017.

The protesters, who carried enormous black cloth ribbons through the streets, also held up signs calling for further civil disobedience and cheering on students planning to boycott classes.

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